Slipcovers by Shelley

Cream Duck Cloth Slipcovers

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This client had a room full of darling antique furniture, that she was covering up with quilts. Some of the pieces were quite worn, and she wanted to protect them from getting worse with her cats. She picked up 30 yds of cream duck cloth from Walmart for $5/yd and prewashed it all. Then I came and fit the couch and picked up the two chairs.

1st chair BEFORE. I loved all the wood work on this chair. The fabric was quite worn and thread bare in spots.

Chair #2 BEFORE. Darling wood legs.

Couch BEFORE.

Couch and Chair #1 AFTER. I did a pleat skirt on the couch that goes all one way, and I was able to leave an opening to show off the wood arms on the chair. We chose to do no skirt on the chair and show off the legs.

Couch AFTER

Close up of Chair #1 exposing the wood arm (piped the opening) and the wood legs.

AFTER chair #1. I just ended the slipcover with piping and no skirt.

AFTER Chair #2. We chose to do a short pleat skirt that pleats all one way. This gives you a similar look to boxpleating all the way around, but it takes alot less time. Therefore less labor cost.

Close up of pleat skirt all one way. We left it a little off the floor to show the nubby feet.
My boys were sweet this morning and unhooked my trailer and unloaded my whole car from my appointments out yesterday. They didn’t want to ride their bikes to school today, and I told them I couldn’t take them because the trailer was still hooked up and my car was full of fabric/cushions/ottomans etc. I’ve never seem them work so fast! 

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Embroidered chair slipcover

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This chair was for one of my designer clients….which she was doing for one of her clients. I love doing slipcovers for her, because she always chooses amazing fabric. This fabric is orange with an embroidered wedding ring pattern in white.

Before…dated, stained and worn
After…beautiful, fun, and orange!
Close up of the embroidery design (this probably shows the true color the best on the orange). The chair went in the basement….so the lighting is a little off in the other pics.
Close up of front
Another after shot.
She did an ottoman to match as well.
Side Note– trying to decide what to do with the kids tomorrow since they don’t have school. Thinking we might try to take them skiing, if Heber’s knee is feeling up to it. My sister Nikki came to visit yesterday, and we sewed some pillows for her girls’ room… then took the kids to the park in the cold wind and hung out with our mom. Nikki is having her baby in three weeks…can’t wait to meet baby Kate.
Oh yeah…I was also featured over the weekend on “Better After” and “Pink and Polka Dot’s Friday’s Featured Slipcovers”. Go check it out (links below). Thanks Ladies.

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Another Upholstered Rocker

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This client had a mossy green velvet couch and two black/cream toile wingback chairs….and this was the last chair to finish off the room. She couldn’t take the floral any longer…but she loved the chair to rock her grand babies. So she thought this green large check w/ gingham piping would finish off her french country family room. I think it did the job!

Before….floral rocker
After green check with gingham piping.
Check out the matching ladies! From side to side as well as up and down. I was proud of it.
Close up of the front of the chair

Another after shot… I even matched up the bolster pillow to line up with the slipcover on the cushion. Crazy, I know.

Anyhow…got to take the day off today with Heber and went for a long bike ride while the kids were in school. I think we got 11 miles in. Fun to go hang out and enjoy the warm weather (57 degrees) today!
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